Combination cabinet



July 7, 1936. J. McGOWAN 2,046,398

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COMBINATION CABINET Filed April 6, 1935 5 Sheets- Sheet 5 Evin/rm Josz y Madame/v Irraimn July 7, 1936. J. McGOWAN COMBINATION CABINET Filed April 6, 1955 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 .ZZ/mwmz Josspu M60104 July 7, 1936. J. McGOWAN COMBINATION CABINET Filed April 6, 1935 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented July 7, 1936 r UNITED STATES] P A-TENTQFFICE :r COMBINATION elm-Er I Joseph McGowan,Minneapoli s Application April G ,1935,.Serial No. 14,993

* 2 Claims; (cr es- 1 24) My invention relates to improvements in come. bination cabinets and the main object is to'provide in simple, attractive and convenient form'a combination cabinet, table and. seat structure which may be used in usual manner as a cabinet or case and from which an extensible table and extensible seats may be opened out for use when desired. v.

Another object is to provide a device or as.

16= kind comprising a cabinet of. any suitable and ornamental shape and size and including, shelves and drawers in any desired arrangement, there.

being a centrally arranged rectangular opening normally covered by a leaf door-hinged, at its l5 bottom to the cabinet at aboutthe usual table height and having a hinged leg whereby this door when swung outward and downward will be supported in a horizontal position for use as a table, there being also other side openings nor:- 20 mally covered by seat boards arrangedat each side of the above table leaf and hinged atl'their lower ends to the cabinet at about the usual chair height and having legs which will support these seat boards in a horizontal position alongside the 25 table for use as chairs or seats Another object is to provide in a structure of the above kind additional flat leaves or extensions hinged to the upper ends of the doors and ar-;

ranged to be unfolded out to double the length so of the doors when they are used as the table and seats and the legs for these extensions being removable so that they may be stored within the cabinet when not in use.

A further object is to provide a device ofthis kind in which backs or back rests are attached, to the seats and seat extensions and arranged to form an ornamental part of the cabinet'when' the parts are folded up out of use;

' A still further object is to provide an assembly vention resides in the novel construction and ar- 45 rangement of parts as hereinafter fully setrforthand claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings wherein: V Figure 1 is a frontal elevation of the cabinet in closed position. I

50 Figure 2- is a similar View of the cabinet but.

with the table and seats extended for use.

Figure 3 is a vertical section along the line 3 8 in Figure 2 showing also the table and seat mem-' bers extended out for-use in dotted lines. -Figure a is an enlargededetail view of thadeef tachable'connection between the extensions and their legs. l v Figure 5 is a side elevation of a modified form." oizcabinet showing the seatsunfo l'ded'andswung outward for use, the said seats in thisrcabinet 5 havinglbacks or back rests and the. position assumediby these backs when the seats are folded up beingin-dicated indot dash lines,

Figure 6 is a horizontal section. along the line 6-6 in Figure 5 showing the table and the seats 16* at onejside unfolded andextended outfor use Figure 7 is an enlarged longitudinal section along. theline 1-1 inlFigure 6.-

Figure 8 is an enlarged-perspective view of the outer end portion of one seat extension showing the fastening means for the back thereofl. V in .Figure 9 is an. enlargediragmental section; sim-l ilar to Figure '1 showing a ,braceforthe leg. Reteiring now with more particularity to: the drawings the cabinet is Shownas of rectangular. form comprising a bottom-.5, sides 6, top I and back The front 9 of thecabinet has a large rectangular center opening Ill-the lower margin l l of which falls at a level "about the height of: an ordinary table. Also on each side of ..,this center opening 16 side openings 12 are formed of substantially the samevertical length button a lower level so that their lower marginsrl3 ,fall at about the height of the ordinaryrchair seat. A. table leaf or section- I4 is hinged atoll? by its got lower edge to the lower margin of the center openin g lll and is of such size and shape as to; justnicely cover this opening when swung upward to vertical position, Alatch l6 of any suitableform is provided to hold the table leaf l4; iii-this closed: position. A leg I! is hinged at its upper end at V I8 to the table leaf l4 near its free edge and on its outer side so thatas the tableis swung outwardly'ffand downwardly as shown in Figures 2 and 3 legl'wilh of its ownweight, swing down 40 to therfloo'r Fand will then support thetable: in

a horizontallgiexte nded position. p

Seat lea es or boards l9' are hinged at 20 by their loweredges to the. lower margins 13 of the side openings I-2 and when closed cover these; Qpeiimgsanu are locked by latches 21 Iie sll'l;v arehinged at their upper ends at 23 to -the free outer sidesof: the seats J9 and as these seats are; 7 swung outward:- and downward these legs will" also swing down to the floortosupport the seats horizontallyalong the sides io f the table It at a; lower level'to serve conveniently as seats for the saidtable;;t@ TBelow'the-center opening lll drawers 24 mayrbecproyidedand both above and below the'side- I openings I 2 cupboard doors enclose shelf space. This arrangement may, of course, be varied as de--' 7 sired and to suit the shape, style and size of the the cabinet front Q'as shown' in Figure}; to aff ford clearance space for the table and seats when V i V i the cabinet is closed.

cabinet. Shelves 2 6 and 21 are also provided inwardly of the center and side openings l0 and I2 and are setback some distance from the plane of extension leaf 28 of the same shape and size 7 as the table is hinged at 29 to the outer or free margin thereof and normally is folded fiat against 7 the inner or upper face 30 of said table. This 7 with the table as shown in dotted 11nes'in' Figure 3 a'table of twice the length is provided. .Anaux iliary leg 3| is providedan'd same has a pin' 32 at' its upper end adapted to enterand frictionally'j 207 engage ,a;socket element 33 secured in the. table leaf 23thus normally serves in reality as the top or working surface of the table 14 but by swinging J the leaf up 'andout to anextended position in line jextension leaf 28 near itsffree edge and in its me :tendedf; .underside whereby said leg will support thisv leaf in horizontalposition as shown; I When not in use this leg 3| is'stor'ed away in :the cabinet inaligned'n'otches 34 formed in'thefront edges. of:.the.shelves 28; the le'gbeing tapered to-- ward its. lower jend and the lower notch being smaller than the upper so'as to hold the leg in place as'will lee-understood. a

In similar manner,;extension leaves or boards 73s are hinged at as to the seat boards l9 at their 7 free or outer edges and when closed cover these boards while, when opened, they double the effecitive length of the seats. ;The s'eatrextensions '35 i also havesockets 31 in their intended undersides near their free ends to receive pins 38 at the-upper ends of auxiliary'legs 39 to support the extensions in horizontal position. When not in use, 7

these legs 39 are stored inthe cabinet by placing them in vertically aligned notches'40 cutin-the two uppermost shelves 2! at each'side; The legs to '9 inclusive.

33 are :also tapered toward their lower ends to in the notches and hold the wedge downwardly legsin place. r r v for the table: parts are hinged'as'shown at 18a to "the 11m 7 Ma "and 'e l fl indi'the '7 3 intended undersidesf of :theser'parts are, grooved out as shownat to receivethe legs Ila andl3|u when the same are folded therein; When'the extension leaf 28a is not in use andfolded over atop I the leaf 14a the outerleg 3 I a, will beexposed but the fit of this leg in its receiving groove 45 may readily be'so close as'to present noobstruction to" g ordinary use of the table In similar manner both :sets of legs-22a and 39a are hinged at 230 to the'seat boards Na and extension boards 35a.

and these' boards have grooves 46 receiving the legs when not'in use. ;As shown in Figure 9 the legsl rnay, if desired, -have braces 41' hinged at" e Qoneend at 48 .tothe-legs and carryingipins 49 atj'gthieirsoppositegends playing in-slideway'ssil inthe grooves 45 and 46; This is a conventional structureandjthe braces 4l,'of course, act to hold tireless; extendedrwhen' in .use.; Jrhe legs are:

1 grooved as shown at ness use aswlll beiunderstood.-- y 3 a .While 1 have hereinset forth a certai-n pre- I end and adapted tor-swing down and support the free end of-theextensionleaf to support fthe'same in horizontal position,- extension'iboardslhinged to;

the free ends of the seat boards and adapted 5120 hinged adjacentthe free ends of the "extension 'boards the said table leaves and seat boards hav- 7 ing grooves in their intended undersidesadaptejd" 3 slito receive the braces 41 when closed or folded away, a 1 a Also in this'embodiment of my invention the i seatboards I9alhave upstanding backrests or;

back boards 52 secured rigidly along their outer vor rear edgesas shown and the seat extension boards 350. are provided with extensionbackrests at 54 to the outer ends of the back rests 52; At their free outer ends 55 the extension rests 53 are provided'with' hooks '56 to engage eyes5l on the seat extension boards 35a and hold the rests in to thesidest ofthe cabinet as shownin Figure 6.

; -This embodiment of my invention has the advantage ov'e'rvthe flrst in that the seatshave back i rests and all the supporting .legs. are attached to their supported parts; a r Z be evident that the" From thesforegoing 'it' will or boards 53 hinged at their intended inner ends a t v:place while in'use When not in use the exten sio'n back rests 53 are unhooked andrswu'ng back i fiatb ehin d the back rests 52 andthen' when the 7 seats are folded and swung'up against the front of th' cabinetthe back rests'are adapted to slip lpastandglieiflatiagainst the sides 6 of the cabinetand form an ornamental part thereof} For this"purpose the side openings lZa extend clear 0 seating capacity oriworking space of the table and seats may be doubied at will and as desired. The

cabinet so formed is of great utility-in the home-as aikitchen cabinet and dining or'work table, as aQ J bookcase and. study deskbnfor oflice use or busiI- J ferred embodiment ofmy invention it is understood'that I may'vary from the same 'in'minor structural -detai1s',=so-as best to construct a practical device for the purpose intended, not departing-from the' spirit of theinvention and within'the scope of the appended-claims; a l

I claim: J

1. Acabinet having-a rectangular center opening and rectangular'side'openings on each side of the center opening but at a' lower level, horizontal shelves within: the said opening; a table leaf hinged atone end to the lower'e'dge of' the centeno'pening and adapted to closesaid open ing or to swing outwardly to horizontal position, 1 V

a leg hinged on'the table leaf adjacentlits free" table leaf inits outwar'dly extended position, seat boards hinged at one end to the lower edges of the said side openings'andadapted to fl'close these openings or swing outward tohorizontai position. alongside the table at a lower level',Llegs hinged, adjacent the free endsof the seat boards to'support them in extendedposition, an extensionleaf" hinged to the free edgeof; the tableleaf'and nori Vmally folding flat thereon but adaptedit'o swing" out endwardly of the leaf, a leg-hinged near the fold flat thereon or-ex tend out endwardly, legs i '7 to receive the legs when the sameare folde'dand i not "in use, backrests secured in "upstanding position along the outer margins of the seat boards}.

and adapted to fit alongside the cabinet when the seat boardsare folded' up over-the openings in the cabinet, and back restextensions hinged tothe.

intendedouter endsfof the said back rests and use, and meansfor securinghthe backrest extenadaptedto foId-fiat themagainst when not in sions in position along the outer margins of the seat board extensions.

2. In a cabinet having a center opening and side openings at a lower level, a table leaf hinged at one end to the lower edge of the center opening and adapted to close said opening or to swing outwardly to horizontal position, seat boards hinged at one end to the lower edges of the side openingsand adapted to close these openings or to swing outwardly to horizontal positions alongside the table leaf and at a lower level, extension boards hinged to the free ends of the seat boards and adapted to fold flatly thereon or to unfold outwardly as seat extensions, back rests secured in upstanding position along the outer margins of the seat boards and adapted to fit alongside the sides the side openings thereof, back rest extensions hinged to the outer ends of the back rests and. adapted to fold flatly thereagainst when desired, means for supporting the back rest extensions in position along the outer margins of the seat extension boards when the latter are opened out, and means for supporting the table leaf, seat boards and extension boards in opened horizontal position for use.

JOSEPH McGOWAN.

'of the cabinet when the seat boards are closed over 

